Immunity takes on increased importance in the midst of COVID-19, cold winter days, and cold and flu season. Luckily, food can play an integral and delicious role in boosting our ability to fight disease. A nutrient-poor diet increases our susceptibility to illness. While no one food can improve the health of a person with inadequate eating habits, there are ingredients that can offer a meaningful boost to someone with a diet rich with fresh, healthy foods. An easy and tasty way to increase the immune-boosting properties of any meal is with spices. Some spices can help lower inflammation and keep the immune system humming along. Others can help warm the body from the inside out, helping to stave off any chills as the weather gets colder. Tumeric Tumeric is a bright spot, literally, in the world of spices. With its distinctive yellow, turmeric is a bold spice with a long list …